A woman offers her breast to a small child, who reaches for it eagerly; the child's toys are scattered on the floor. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1842.

  • Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861.
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1842]
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565179i
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Tatoye-gusa oshiye hayabiki
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A woman offers her breast to a small child, who reaches for it eagerly; the child's toys are scattered on the floor. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1842. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The series Tatoye-gusa oshiye hayabiki is an instructive reference-index of proverbs and sayings

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[Edo [Tokyo] (?) : [publisher not identified], 1842]

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 37.5 x 25.7 cm.

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Lettering

Extensive lettering in Japanese. Bears the Takano Shinyemon censor seal thought to have been used only in the latter half of 1842

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Wellcome Collection 565179i

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